Dunn Area Sports Staff

Friday, February 9

South Johnston athletes have signed to play on the college level including Madison Carter (volleyball) with Methodist, Luke Kaspar (football) with West Virginia State and Carter Moore (baseball) with Brunswick Community College. ... Host Crossroads Christian topped...

Thursday, February 8

Campbell has been picked to finish third in the Coastal Athletic Association in baseball in the coaches poll released Wednesday. Lawson Harrill, the 2023 Big South Conference Player of the Year, and catcher Grant Knipp of the Camels were named to the CAA preseason...

CFCA MS girls win MCC Tournament, JV boys advance to league final

CFCA MS girls win MCC Tournament, JV boys advance to league final

The Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school girls basketball team topped visiting Cresset Christian of Durham, 32-29, on Tuesday for the Mid-Carolina Conference tournament championship. Crossroads of Henderson rallied past host CFCA for a 48-45 win in the MCC middle...

Wednesday, February 7

The Triton varsity boys basketball team got 17 points from Romello Pegues and 11 from J.J. Cowen in improving to 15-6 overall and 8-3 in the All American Conference with a 56-43 win over Western Harnett on Tuesday night. Ahmad Morris had eight points and six rebounds...

Tuesday, February 6

The Campbell wrestling team improved to 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the Southern Conference with a 43-3 win over Gardner-Webb in Buies Creek on Sunday. ... Campbell defeated visiting Barton, 7-0, in men's and women's tennis on Sunday. ... Aziaha James scored 28 points for...

CFCA middle school teams advance to MCC finals

CFCA middle school teams advance to MCC finals

Cape Fear Christian Academy's middle school basketball teams won semifinal games at home in the Mid-Carolina Conference tournament on Monday. The Eagle girls were 32-23 winners over Crossroads Christian and the CFCA boys topped Lee Christian, 46-31. The CFCA girls...

Eagles enter Mid-Carolina Conference tournaments

Eagles enter Mid-Carolina Conference tournaments

Cape Fear Christian Academy's basketball teams play in Mid-Carolina Conference tournaments this week. Middle School The Eagles host Crossroads Christian's girls in the semifinals on Monday at 4 p.m. The CFCA boys, the regular season champions with a 5-1 league record,...

Monday, February 5

Former Dunn recreation director and Triton softball coach Jimmy Gaines passed away Saturday at the age of 79. ... Audrey Fuller scored 16 points for the Campbell women's basketball team in a 53-35 Coastal Athletic Association win at Elon on Sunday. ... Second-ranked...

Sunday, February 4

UNC Wilmington took a 77-74 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball win over visiting Campbell on Saturday night despite a game-high 23 points by Anthony Dell'Orso. ... No. 1 Connecticut was a 77-64 winner at St. John's on Saturday. ... Host Charlotte pulled...

Saturday, February 3

Former Campbell men's basketball and golf coach Jerry Smith passed away Tuesday at the age of 81. ... Google ads gave been eliminated from Dunn Area Sports. The inserts had become obtrusive to content and in some cases were inappropriate. ... Romello Pegues scored 15...

Friday, February 2

Anthony Dell'Orso drove the length of the court and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds left to lift Campbell to 69-67 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball win at Elon on Thursday night for a regular season sweep of the Phoenix. Dell'Orso had 17 points, Jasin...

Thursday, February 1

Today is the sixth anniversary of Dunn Area Sports. The site began on February 1, 2018, and has received 303,746 views as of this morning. Thanks for your support! ... Wake Forest was dealt a 77-72 men's basketball defeat at Pittsburgh on Wednesday night after leading...

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